YA Classic Retellings

YA adaptations or stories inspired from classic tales including fairy tales, fables, and classical literature. Not a complete or exhaustive list. *The Young Adult Collection is made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers.*
 

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1. Ash & Bramble

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Author:
Prineas, Sarah
Series:
Ash & Bramble volume 1.
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA PRINEAS
North Regional - Young Adult
YA PRINEAS
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After Pin and Shoe escape from servitude in the Godmother's fortress, they learn that she has taken control of Story, which can warp the world around it, forcing people into its shape, and they decide to try to break out and create their own destinies in this tale that features many familiar characters.

2. A blade so black

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Author:
McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.)
Series:
Nightmare-verse volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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An ... urban fantasy retelling of Alice in Wonderland... The first time the nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the...

3. Cinderella is dead

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Author:
Bayron, Kalynn
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3.3 stars
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"Queer black girls team up to overthrow the patriarchy in the former kingdom of Cinderella"--

4. The dark descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

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Author:
White, Kiersten
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4.3 stars
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The events of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein unfold from the perspective of Elizabeth Lavenza, who is adopted as a child by the Frankensteins as a companion for their volatile son Victor.

5. The Guinevere deception

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Author:
White, Kiersten
Series:
Camelot rising (Kiersten White) volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.2 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
YA WHITE
Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA WHITE
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA WHITE
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Sent by a banished Merlin to protect King Arthur, a sixteen-year-old impersonating the deceased Guinevere struggles to fit in at Camelot where the magic she practices is banished.

6. Pride and premeditation

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Author:
Price, Tirzah
Series:
Jane Austen murder mysteries volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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Seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seeks to solve a murder before her rival Mr. Darcy beats her to it.

7. Wicked as you wish

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Author:
Chupeco, Rin
Series:
Hundred names for magic volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Years after the evil Snow Queen desolated the magical kingdom of Avalon, Prince Alexei, his friend Tala, and a ragtag band, inspired by the appearance of the Firebird, try to reclaim their land.